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What to watch out for this summer
|Date: 14 June, 2022

What to watch out for this summer
Ade’s summer summary looks at what’s hot, what’s cool, what to watch out for… It’s June so you will alrea ...
Ade’s summer summary looks at what’s hot, what’s cool, what to watch out for… It’s June so you will already have been fitting your fair share of bifolds/sliders/French and every other type of garden d ...
14 June, 2022
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The garden room trend
|Date: 5 May, 2022

The garden room trend
Know the difference between a shed and a garden room? It’s simple….the windows and doors, says Ade… One o ...
Know the difference between a shed and a garden room? It’s simple….the windows and doors, says Ade… One of the Big Money Spinners to emerge during lockdown was Garden Rooms. Before the pandemic there ...
5 May, 2022
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Advice on the new building regulations
|Date: 31 March, 2022

Advice on the new building regulations
Are your customers hyperventilating over Trickle Vents? Quickslide’s Ade offers some advice. Unless you h ...
Are your customers hyperventilating over Trickle Vents? Quickslide’s Ade offers some advice. Unless you have been living in a cave you will have picked up something about a new set of Building Regulat ...
31 March, 2022
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What you need to know when carrying out surveying
|Date: 14 February, 2022

What you need to know when carrying out surveying
Quickslide’s Ade addresses the critical subject of surveying. This is the window and door equivalent of m ...
Quickslide’s Ade addresses the critical subject of surveying. This is the window and door equivalent of measure twice, cut once. And the first step upon which every window and door installation can su ...
14 February, 2022
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Quickslide’s rules to successfully managing a project
|Date: 7 January, 2022

Quickslide’s rules to successfully managing a project
Quickslide’s Ade reveals his golden rules to successfully managing a project. Sometimes, no matter how we ...
Quickslide’s Ade reveals his golden rules to successfully managing a project. Sometimes, no matter how well prepared you might be, things go wrong. But following a few golden rules will reduce the odd ...
7 January, 2022
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Quickslide: choosing the correct material for windows and door frames
|Date: 17 December, 2021

Quickslide: choosing the correct material for windows and door frames
When choosing windows and doors for their property, homeowners are often polarised by the choice of mater ...
When choosing windows and doors for their property, homeowners are often polarised by the choice of material for the frames. The choice for original and replacement window and door frames is timber, P ...
17 December, 2021
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Quickslide: there can be no compromise on a quality installation
|Date: 8 November, 2021

Quickslide: there can be no compromise on a quality installation
There can be no compromise on a quality installation, insists Ade’s Quickslide. Now and again we are aske ...
There can be no compromise on a quality installation, insists Ade’s Quickslide. Now and again we are asked by trade customers to change the basic specs of windows and doors, perhaps because they are t ...
8 November, 2021
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Quickslide: how to manage supply chain challenges
|Date: 19 October, 2021

Quickslide: how to manage supply chain challenges
This month, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough discusses supply chain challenges and how to manage them. Eve ...
This month, Quickslide’s Adrian Barraclough discusses supply chain challenges and how to manage them. Every one of us, up and down the supply chain, has experienced delays and price increases for raw ...
19 October, 2021
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General building products – October 2021
|Date: 12 October, 2021

General building products – October 2021
SEALANT AND ADHESIVE Relaunched earlier this year, the Geocel Trade Mate range includes solutions specifi ...
SEALANT AND ADHESIVE Relaunched earlier this year, the Geocel Trade Mate range includes solutions specifically for roofing. As a premium silicone sealant, Lead and Gutter Seal provides what is describ ...
12 October, 2021
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Quickslide explains how to install a bay window
|Date: 20 September, 2021

Quickslide explains how to install a bay window
Replacing a Bay window? Easy peasy right? Then how come we receive dozens of cries for help every year fr ...
Replacing a Bay window? Easy peasy right? Then how come we receive dozens of cries for help every year from builders that didn’t obey a few simple but essential rules for installing these highly popul ...
20 September, 2021
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Quickslide: replacing windows in conservation areas
|Date: 12 August, 2021

Quickslide: replacing windows in conservation areas
Replacing windows in conservation areas can be very good business and Quickslide’s Ade provides a guide. ...
Replacing windows in conservation areas can be very good business and Quickslide’s Ade provides a guide. There are around 10,000 conservation areas in England that require additional planning controls ...
12 August, 2021
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Barcode scanning in place from sales through to delivery at Quickslide
|Date: 23 July, 2021

Barcode scanning in place from sales through to delivery at Quickslide
Barcode scanning is now in place from sales through to delivery at Brighouse-based VS specialist, Quicksl ...
Barcode scanning is now in place from sales through to delivery at Brighouse-based VS specialist, Quickslide. Designed to increase the level and accuracy of information between the window and door fab ...
23 July, 2021
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Quickslide commits to quality with PAS 24 and weather testing
|Date: 20 July, 2021

Quickslide commits to quality with PAS 24 and weather testing
PVC-U window and door manufacturer, Quickslide, reports that its Legacy VS window has, once again, passed ...
PVC-U window and door manufacturer, Quickslide, reports that its Legacy VS window has, once again, passed the rigorous testing regime for the PAS 24:2016 security standard, as well as the latest weath ...
20 July, 2021
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Quickslide: installing arch topped windows
|Date: 25 June, 2021

Quickslide: installing arch topped windows
Quickslide’s Ade talks getting into shape – and we don’t mean shaking off your lockdown lard! Arch topped ...
Quickslide’s Ade talks getting into shape – and we don’t mean shaking off your lockdown lard! Arch topped windows are just one of the little styling touches that house builders have added to the homes ...
25 June, 2021
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Quickslide: windows and doors on add-on spaces
|Date: 25 May, 2021

Quickslide: windows and doors on add-on spaces
This month, Quickslide’s Ade looks at how windows and doors can be the fix or fail of add-on space. Durin ...
This month, Quickslide’s Ade looks at how windows and doors can be the fix or fail of add-on space. During the past year or so we have adapted our homes, to create more space, more flexibility and per ...
25 May, 2021
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Quickslide: what you need to know about energy efficiency
|Date: 21 April, 2021

Quickslide: what you need to know about energy efficiency
Quickslide’s Ade outlines what you need to know about energy efficiency. ‘What do I tell my customers whe ...
Quickslide’s Ade outlines what you need to know about energy efficiency. ‘What do I tell my customers when they ask about energy efficiency?’ Although there is an assumption that all windows will be e ...
21 April, 2021
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